I have been a Leonard Cohen fan for just over fifty years. When I was sixteen my English teacher introduced the class to Leonard Cohen's music, as we studied Suzanne and Sisters of Mercy. She was way ahead of her time and was later fired by the school board because the music made us think about things too much. Well, that was the explanation that was given to the students.

As the years went by, I started singing his music and really loving it. I have started writing music in the last fifteen years, and have recently recorded a video of my favourite song of his of all time - Joan of Arc. On the belated occasion of his 82nd birthday, I would like to share this recording with you.